Bathroom fixtures



Dec. 16, 1958 B. MARGULls 2,864,578

BATHROOM FIXTURES Filed April lO, 195

INVENTOR I .BePnadMafgaZas ATTORNEYS United. States Patent() BATHROOM FIXTURES Application April 10, 1956, Serial No. 577,371

2 Claims. (Cl. 248-223) This invention relates to novel and improved fixtures such as bathroom fixtures, including soap dishes, toilet paper holders, holders for towel rings or bars, robehook holders, tumbler and tooth brush holders, etc. More particularly, the invention relates to such fixtures in which the supporting bracket is concealed from .view and which require'no tools for mounting the xture on its supporting bracket.

It is among the objects of the present invention to provide a fixture which can readily be attached to a wall or other surface, even by unskilled labor, requiring, if desired, no tools for this purpose; which xture is simple and inexpensive to manufacture; which xture involves a supporting bracket which can readily be attached to a wall or other surface, if desired, without the formation or' any holes in the surface to which it is fastened and which supporting bracket provides a iinn, rigid mounting for the fixture; which fixture involves a supporting bracket which is concealed from view, producing a sightly, pleasing construction and which lixture is so designed that it can readily be removed fro and replaced onto its supporting bracket.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of this invention, reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, which shows, for purposes of exemplifcation, preferred forms of this invention without limiting the claimed invention to such illustrative in` stances, in which drawing:

Figure l is ay perspective view of a soap dish lixture embodying this invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical section taken in the plane indicatedl by line 2 2 on Figur'e 1;

Figure 3 isfa fragmenttary perspective view showing the supporting bracket and the covering housing in separated positions with the covering housing about to be mounted on its supporting bracket;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a toilet paper holder embodying this invention;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a toilet ring xture embodying this invention; and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a twin robe hook fixture embodying this invention.

Referring to Figures l to 3 of the drawings, 10 indicates the supporting bracket. It consists of an oblong metal plate 11 having top and bottom flanges 12, 13, extending at right angles to plate 11. In the embodiment of the invention shown, plate 11 may be approximately 1% Wide and 3" long and with the anges approximately 1A" wide, but it will be understood that the supporting bracket may be suitably dimensioned as desired. Top flange 12 has therein a substantially rectangular opening 14 disposed contiguous to the bend line 15 of the ange and terminating short of the forward edge 16. Opening 14 is disposed approximately midway between the ends 17, 18 of the ange 12, so that its axis is positioned to intersect the longitudinal axis of plate 11.

Bottom flange 13 has leading from the forward edge 19 ice Groove 21 is in longitudinal alinement with openingv14v in the top flange 12. Disposed immediately back of the' end of groove 21 in the ilange 13 is a circular opening 24 which is positioned. so. that the rear of this opening is adjacent the bend line 23.

Plate 11, if desired, may be provided with two spaced openings 25, 26 for the insertion of screws to fasten the bracket 10 to a wall or other surface.

Bonded to the back of plate 11 is a layer of flexible material 27 which can be rendered ciementitious or adhesive by the application of a suitable-solvent thereto. Layer 27, for example, may be approximately 1A thick, covers the entire back of platev11, and may bel formed of a rubber, rubber asbestos mixture, rubber sheeting,l or cork composition, so that it has resiliency or flexibility. The rubber, rubber asbestos, or other such composition is impregnated with an adhesive, such, for example, as rubber cement, which, when dry, causes the layer 27 to become rrnly attached to plate 11, so that for all practical purposes it cannot be separated therefrom.

The thus impregnated layer 27 when dry is substantiallyv non-tacky, but, when a solvent for the cement or adhesive, e. g., any suitable hydrocarbon or other solvent, is applied thereto, it regains its adhesive characteristics, so that the bracket can be secured to a wall or other surface, and, when held in contact therewith-for afew minutes, iirmly bonds'the bracket 10 to such surface.

Thus, layer 27 has several functions, namely:

(l) By the application of a suitable solvent for the adhesive content ofthe layer, it serves to bond th bracket 10 to the desiredi'surface.

(2) It acts as aflexible cushioning layer to accommodate and compensate for irregularities in the surface to which the supporting bracket is secured. Due to the yielding, flexible character of layer 27, when the supporting bracket is pressed against the Wall or other surface, it ows into and compensates for irregularities in such surface.

(3) It serves to space opening 24 from the wall or other surface to which the bracket is secured to enable ready placement of and removal from this bracket of covering housing 28, as explained more fully hereinafter.

Covering housing 28 in the embodiments of the invention shown on the drawing is of octagonalV shape, but it will be understood that it may be rectangular, oblongular, or any other desired shape including circular in which case flanges 12 and 13 would be made to correspond. It comprises a face plate 29, preferably of metal, e. g., chrome plated steel, having formed integrally therewith top iiange 31 and base ange 32, side flanges 33, 34, and the corner flanges 35.

Top flange 31 and base flange 32 are dimensioned to just overlie the flanges 12 and 13 of the supporting bracket 10. In other words, these flanges are dimensioned substantially the same as the dimensions of the flanges 12 and 13 of the supporting bracket 10.

Struck from the top flange 31 is a locking finger 36 which is positioned to enter the opening 14 in `flange 12. This finger extends in a generally downward direction from flange 31 towards the face plate 29, as shown in Figure 3. A semi-spherical locking protuberance 37 is formed on the lower flange 32 substantially centrally of this flange, as clearly shown in Figure 3.

Soap dish 39 is suitably secured, as by riveting, welding or otherwise, to theface plate 29.

In mounting the fixture, the bracket 10 is iirst securedv 3 (Figure 2). As described above, such screws need not be used, but the bracket 10 may be secured by applying a suitable solvent to the cement contained in layer 27 to,` renden this` layer adhesive, and then pressing thefthusv treatedilayer 27 against the wall or other surface.v Once the bracket'lt) firmly adheres to the surface, locking flnger ispassed through opening 1,4, housing 28 being tiltcdfor this purpose into somewhat the relative position shown in Figure 3. Thereafter, the lower portion of the` housing, including flange 32, is moved so that the semi-spherical protuberance 37, enters into the guide groove 21. of the soap dish causes protuberance 37 to move through the guide groove 21 andto snap in place into the, opening 24. The fixture, in this position, is securely and firmly held in .p lace.

.If for@ any` leasonit is desired to remove the soap dish from its supporting bracket 16, this can readily beeffected by tilting thehousing 28 about the pivot effected between locking finger 3.6. and opening 14, thus causing the protuberance 37 to exitv from the opening 24 and move toward the guide groove 21. Once the lower flange 32` has been disengaged from flange 13` of the supporting bracket 10, locking finger 36 can readily be removedfrom the opening 14 by imparting an upward motion to the soap dish.

`The modification of Figure 4 differs from. that hereinabovedescribed chiefly in that, instead of a soap vdish 3 9, the housing 28 carries a toilet paper holder 41. In the modification of Figure 5, a towel ring`42 is. pivotally mounted in a bearing 43 carried b`y the housing 3,3. The modicatioaof Figure 6 has a pair of hooks 44 extending from a transverse supporting portion 45 which is riveted, welded or otherwise secured tothe face of housing 28.

It will be noted that the present invention provides a fixture which can readily be attached toa wall or other surface, even by unskilled labor, which fixture rcquires no tools for this purpose, when it is adhesively secured by the application of a suitable solvent to the layer 27. It will be further noted that the fixture is simple and inexpensive to make, and, in use, provides a firm, rigid mounting. When employing the layer 27 asthe means ofl fastening the bracket 10 by the application of a suitable solvent to render this layer adhesive or cementitious, the fixture is secured without the formation of any holes in the wall or other surface to which it: is fastened. In use, the face plate 29 covers the sup` porting bracket 10, concealing it from view and producing a sightly, pleasing construction. As explained above,

the housing 2S can readily be removed from and replaced onto the supporting bracket 10.

Since certain changes may be made in the above de- Pressure then applied to the lower portion` scribed fixture and different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from its scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. A fixture comprising a supporting bracket having top and bottom flanges extending outwardly therefrom, said top flange having an opening therein spaced from the free edge thereof and said bottom flange having a guide groove therein on its underside and an opening positioned just to the rear of said guide groove, a cover member adapted tocover said bracket, said cover member comprising a face portion and top and bottom flanges extending from said faceportion, said top flange having a downwardly projecting locking finger adapted to enter into said opening in the top flange of said bracket, and the bottom 2 flange of said cover member having a semi-spherical protuberance adapted to move in said guide groove and fit snugly within said opening in said bottom flange of said supporting bracket.

2. A bathroom fixture comprising a supporting bracket -having an oblong plate provided with top and bottom flanges extending outwardly therefrom substantially at right angles thereto, said top flange having a central opening therein spaced from the free edge thereof and said bottom flange having a guide groove on its underside, said guide groove being of concave shape with the side edges converging from the free edge of said flange towards said plate and terminating short of said plate and said bottom flange also having an opening positioned just to the rear of the end of said guide groove, said groove and opening being disposed substantially on the transverse median of said bottom flange, a cover housing adapted to cover said plate, said cover housing comprising a face portion and top and bottom flanges extending from said face portion substantially at right angles thereto, said top flange having a downwardly projecting locking finger adapted to enter into said opening in the top flange of said plate, and the bottom flange of said cover housing having a semi-spherical protuberance positioned centrally of saidbottom flange and adapted to move in said guide groove and flt snugly within said opening in the bottom flange of said plate.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 716,713 Hughes Dec. 23, 1902 1,239,223 Ross' Sept. 4, 1917 2,559,009 Coyle et al. July 3, 1951 2,587,912 Simpson s Mar. 4, 1952 2,723,815 Browning Nov. l5, 1955 

